St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

their flagship, the Hlustrious, with all
the honors paid a sovereign. The officers
took off their shoes and the crew all ap-
peared with their legs bare
The President then continued his
travels eastward as far as Portsmouth,
n. H., passing through Salem and New
buryport. Military escorts journeyed
with him. 1t is recorded that, having
arranged to leave Boston at eight o'clock
in the morning his escort was tardy and
the punctual President set out, leaving
them to overtake him. At Portsmouth
he gave sitting to a Mr.. Gallagher for
his portrait. The minuteness with which
the President saw all that went on about
him appears in one little entry in his
diary. He noticed that Portsmouth la
dies were very beautiful and "among
them were a greater proportion with
much blacker hair than are usually seen
in the Southern States" In this journey
he studiously avoided Rhode Island,
which at that time was not State in the
Union. On the return journey he took a
different route. arriving in New York on
the afternoon of the 18th. He records in
his diary that his health was very much
improved by the trip.
On the Dist of March, 1871, Washing
ton left Philadelphia, which had in the
interval become the capital of the coun-
try, for tour through the Southern
States. As usual, he rode in his own car
riage, with horse led for himself, so that
when he became wearied riding in his
coach he might rest himself by riding
horseback. Jefferson and General Knox.
the only cabinet ministers remaining at
the capital, went with him as far as Ches-
ter. At Rock Hall, on the eastern shore
of the Chesapeake, he and his carriage
and servants embarked for Annapolis,
where they arrived on the morning of the
25th, after being tossed all night by Sc
we're storm.
He spent week at Mt. Vernon at
tending to affairs on his farm. On the
18th of April he resumed his tour. Major
Jackson accompanied him and their
such long journey. The generals bag
gage wagon carried an abundant supply
of food and the best wines and
liquors, so that in case of Inadequate en-
tertainment they might not be entirely
without the ordinary comforts of life.
The President planned his trip very care
fully, and before he left Mt. Vernon
wrote to his cabinet ministers detailing
precisely where he would be at certain
times on the route, and desiring them, in
case of anything important happening,
to communicate with him, so that
if necessary he could return at once to
Philadelphia. 1t resulted that he was
fortunate enough to make the journey
exactly as he planned, arriving at the
various places on the days indicated.
William Washington, one of his kins-
men at Charleston, invited him to his
house. The President declined, saying:
II have determined to pursue the same
plan in my Southern as | did in my
Eastern tour, which was not to incom-
mode any private family by taking up my
quarters with them during my journey.
By an adherence to it shall have given
umbrage to no one" At Richmond the
President inspected the works of the
James-river Navigation Company, of
which he was president. Cavalcades of
Richmond to Petersburg, and intended
to go with him from Petersburg onward
The dust was almost insufferable, and he
resorted to little trick to get rid of them.
The night before he left Petersburg he
announced that he should get off at eight
o'clock in the morning. He rose early
and was away at five. On the morning
of the I'd of May he breakfasted at the
country seat of Governor Pinckney, few
miles from Charleston. At the mouth of
the river General Pinckney and Edward
Rutledge were ready with tWelve-Oared
barge rowed by twelve captains of
American vessels in their uniform, to es-
cort him into the city. A great number
of other boats, with gentlemen and ladies
in them, made up gay fotilla. He re-
manned in Charleston week and then
went to Savannah. There he was greeted
by General Wayne and numerous other
old companions in arms. On his visit to
Augusta he dined at Mulberry Grove
with Mrs. General Greene. On the
21st of May he turned his face
homeward, going by way of Columbia,
Salem, Guilford, Harrisburg, Williams
burg and Fredericksburg to Mt. Vernon.